tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806366.post6089821421095364649..comments2023-10-18T08:23:50.831-04:00Comments on Endless Books: Pondering Teaching Literature in Mid-Grade Years: Part 1Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589856495993730380noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806366.post-55045020975643243742012-08-17T13:58:10.523-04:002012-08-17T13:58:10.523-04:00We sort of started kindergarten last winter - at l...We sort of started kindergarten last winter - at least, she began to learn how to read and we began basic math, but this is our first "official" year. It is tremendously exciting and nerve-wracking, all at once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806366.post-83165205830183800152012-08-17T10:30:25.963-04:002012-08-17T10:30:25.963-04:00We're too structured for me to use the term un...We're too structured for me to use the term unschooling -- it's a concept I feel fairly comfortable with but which I figured out early on would probably not work very well with my daughter's learning style and personality! Still, we're rather relaxed and eclectic within a certain structure, most heavily influenced by CM and classical approaches. One of the things I love about homeschooling is the freedom it gives us to shape our learning as we go, deepening and revising (or dropping) as necessary. <br /><br />Hoping to have part 2 up in the next few days. Definitely doing a lot of thinking about this right now as I lesson plan and ponder the year!<br /><br />And oh -- kindergarten year! I loved, loved, loved that year! Hope your oldest has a wonderful one! Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589856495993730380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806366.post-25617430042259158192012-08-17T08:03:37.538-04:002012-08-17T08:03:37.538-04:00I'll be very interested in what resources you&...I'll be very interested in what resources you've found when you post them. I read voraciously as a kid, but we homeschooled using more of what is now called the "unschooling" method, so I didn't really learn critical analysis of a text until college (though I had somewhat intuitively grasped the idea, and I understood how a story should be crafted long before I knew any of the terms). I want to pursue a slightly more structured path with my kids, so looking ahead and thinking about this sort of thing now, even though my oldest is just getting ready for kindergarten, is great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com